Craybas is the 10th
former Gator women's tennis representative in the Florida Athletics Hall of
Fame, joining:

Judy Acker-Smith (inducted 1993)

Nicole Arendt (inducted 2001)

Jillian Alexander (inducted 2002)

Andy Brandi (inducted 2006)

Cissie Donigan (inducted 2006)

Andrea Farley (inducted 2004)

Jill Hetherington (inducted 1999)

Lisa Raymond (inducted 2003)

Shaun Stafford (inducted 1999)

A committee of F Club
members selects members to the Hall of Fame. They are selected in three
different categories; Gator Greats, Distinguished Letterwinners or Honorary
Letterwinners. Gator Greats and Distinguished Letterwinners cannot be nominated
until 10 years after completion of their eligibility. Honorary Letterwinners
are considered after they have contributed 10 years of employment with the University of Florida, the University Athletic
Association or Gator Boosters, Inc.

Gator Greats are
letterwinners or athletes who have brought recognition and prominence to the
University and themselves by athletic accomplishments as an undergraduate.Criteria considered are All-American, All-SEC
and exceptional leadership as witnessed by teammates and/or coaches. This
year's inductees in the Gator Greats category are Jill Craybas, Danielle Fotopoulos,
Willie Jackson, Jr., Patrick Kennedy, Dennis Murphy and Chelsey Sakizzie

Distinguished
Letterwinners are letterwinners or athletes who have made major contributions
to the University's athletic program through personal time, effort, and
interest and through many years of continued service and/or have distinguished
themselves as exceptional in their chosen field of endeavor. This year's
Distinguished Letterwinners are Jack
Katz and Bill Koss.

Honorary Letterwinners
are individuals, coaches, athletic officials, staff members and other
University officials who were not letterwinners or athletes at the University of Florida, yet have rendered outstanding
service to the intercollegiate athletics program through personal time, effort,
interest and through many years of continued service. This year's Honorary
Letterwinner inductee is P.A. Lee.

Brief biographical
sketches of each of the 2008 inductees follow.

Jill Craybas, Women's Tennis (1995-96)

1996 NCAA
Singles Champion (Grand Slam event) …
1996 Riviera All-America Champion (Grand Slam event) … 1995 & 1996
All-American … 1995 & 1996 SEC Player of the Year … 1996 ITA South Region
Player of the Year … 1995 & 1996 First-team All-SEC … Finished 1996 regular
season ranked fourth nationally … Finished 1995 regular season ranked seventh
nationally … Collegiate career record of 124-18 (87.3-winning percentage) … ITA
National Player of the Month (April, 1996) … Recorded the victory that clinched
two NCAA team championships (1993 & 1996) … Became first women in the
history of the NCAA Tennis Championships to win the national championship with
two different schools … 1996 Rhode Island Amateur Athlete of the Year … 1995
Gator Bait UF Female Athlete of the Year … Has recorded seven straight top-100
singles finishes on the WTA Tour, including a career-high ranking of 39th in
April 2004.

Danielle Fotopoulos, Soccer (1996-98)

Co-captain of Florida's
1998 NCAA Championship team … 1998 Honda Award Winner as top collegiate soccer
player of season … 1998 NSCAA National Player of the Year … 1998
ESPN.com/Soccer Times National Player of the Year … 1998 Soccer America Player
of the Year … 1998 NCAA Final Four Offensive MVP … 1998 & 1996 Southeastern
Conference Player of the Year … 1998, 1996 & 1995 All-American … 1996 SEC
Tournament MVP … Owns NCAA Division I career goals (118) and points (284)
records … Member of U.S.'s gold medal 1999 FIFA World Cup team … Retired in
spring of 2007 from U.S. Women's National Team.

Willie Jackson, Jr., Football (1990-93)

Earned honorable
mention All-America honors in 1991, 92 and 93 … Led the Southeastern Conference
in receptions in 1991 and 92 … Third on the all-time receptions list with 162
in his career … Ninth in career receiving yards with 2,172 … Sixth in career
touchdown receptions with 24 … Had eight 100-yard receiving games in his
career, the third-best total in school history … Earned All-SEC honors in 1992
… Member of the 1991 and 1993 SEC Championship teams … Drafted in the fourth
round by the Dallas Cowboys … Helped the New Orleans saints to a first round
playoff victory in 2001 … Runs a football program that mentors over 100 youth
ages 5-14.

Jack Katz, Football (1962-63)

Founder and Chairman of
Panama Jack Companies … Named to the All-Florida Collegiate team … Academic
All-SEC and Academic All-America honoree … Florida Collegiate Lineman of the
Year … One of the stars of Florida's great upset over Alabama in 1963 …
President of Sigma Nu Fraternity and a 1998 (inaugural class) inductee into the
Sigma Nu Fraternity National Hall of Fame … A Bull Gator.

Patrick Kennedy, Men's Swimming (1982-86)

A 14-time All-American
who helped the Gator men's swim team to national titles in 1983 and 1984 …
Named the 1984 SEC Swimmer of the Year … An eight-time SEC Champion … Upon
graduation held school records in the 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual
medley and 400-yard IM … Twice broke the American record in the 400 IM … Made
the 1984 United States Olympic team and finished eighth in the world.

Bill Koss, Men's Basketball (1963-65)

The longest standing
broadcaster for any school or professional franchise in the state of Florida …
Has been involved with Florida basketball as a player, coach, broadcaster, friend
and fan since 1963 … With his family, established the Lt. Fred Koss Award given
to a four-year senior in honor of his brother … Wrote "Pond Birds - Gator
Basketball: The Whole Story from the Inside" in 1996 … Appointed to the
building committee which was responsible for building the Stephen C. O'Connell
Center … Served as an assistant coach from 1966-72 … As a player in 1964, was
recognized for his heroism when he saved teammates and guests from a hotel fire
during the Gator Bowl Basketball Tournament.

P.A. (Permillas Arten) Lee

A founder of UF's
school of Physical Education and Health (now Health and Human Performance) and
served the college for 34 years … Served as freshman and then assistant varsity
baseball coach from 1950 to 1972 … A member of the American Red Cross, he
taught swimming, water safety, water rescue and CPR to the Gainesville
Community for 37 years … The Lee-McCachren Raquetball Courts formerly in the
north end of the stadium were named for him near the end of his tenure at UF.

Dennis Murphy, Football (1962-64)

Named a 1964 First-team
All-American at tackle … Earned second-team All-SEC honors in 1963 and third
team in 1964 … Played in both the 1964 North/South Shrine game and the 1964
Senior Bowl … Drafted in 1965 by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round and in
the 10th round by the Chicago Bears … Played at Tackle f or the Chicago Bears
and the Los Angeles Rams.

Chelsey Sakizzie, Softball (1997-98)

Florida Softball's first All-American, earning
third-team honors in 1998 … 1998 SEC Player of the Year … Also earned All-SEC
honors in 1997 … Led the team to the conference title in 1998 … Guided the team
to an appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship game in the program's
inaugural season … Earned All-Tournament team honors in 1998 … Still holds
single season records for fewest walks per 7 innings and shutouts and career
records for ERA, fewest walks per 7 innings … her records for season and career
wins and strikeouts held until the 2007 season and her career shutouts record
was broken only weeks ago …Holds SEC Tournament records for complete games
(5), appearances (6) and victories (4) ... Ranks in the top 10 in the SEC
record books for season victories, ERA, appearances, complete games, strikeouts
and innings pitched and career victories, ERA, complete games, shutouts, saves,
strikeouts and innings pitched.